Overview
KPMG’s Major Projects Advisory (MPA) team works with industry-leading organisations, helping to solve some of the biggest challenges in infrastructure. We work with a client base across the commercial and public sectors, delivering lasting results on projects and programmes which are household names. This role sits within the Infrastructure Advisory Group and focuses on providing clarity to Boards, Executives and SROs on the delivery of major projects and programmes across transport, energy, utilities, defence, health, housing and education.
We are looking for a professional at Assistant Manager level who can apply planning, scheduling and project controls experience to solve complex problems. You’ll be joining a fast-growing area of the firm, with client-facing responsibilities and the opportunity to work on high-impact projects across the UK and potentially overseas.
What will you be doing?
This role is for an innovative professional at Assistant Manager level who can work alongside our team to apply lived experience of planning, scheduling and project controls in construction to solve complex problems. You’ll be client-facing and at the forefront of delivery, bringing to life tailored solutions for clients while managing important relationships. Prior experience in infrastructure-related projects and programmes is preferred, but we’ll consider candidates from related fields.
As part of a team of consultants on the ground, you’ll apply your subject matter expertise daily, delivering effective planning and controls solutions and maintaining client relationships.
Location: UK-based with the MPA team in London, Birmingham and Manchester. The role will be based in one of these locations and will require travel to client sites across the UK and occasionally overseas.
What will you need to do it?
We’re looking for candidates with some post-qualification experience primarily in planning, scheduling and project controls for major projects and programmes. This could be as a contractor, consultant or within a government role.
Your track record should evidence:
* Proficiency in Excel, MS Project and Oracle P6
* An applied understanding of planning, including development, updating, monitoring and reporting of schedules; risk management; change control; identifying opportunities for improvement and implementing best practice
* Experience in major projects and programmes, ideally in infrastructure in sectors such as transport, defence, power and utilities, or nuclear
* Investigating schedule and cost performance, defining variance, causes and providing mitigating options
* Developing tools and reports to support project controls processes
* Risk identification and analysis
* Project and programme performance monitoring and assurance
* Strong problem-solving skills
* Ability to build and maintain great relationships and network across the firm
* Communication and presentation skills
* Willingness to learn and develop new skills within planning and project controls
Skills we’d love to see / Amazing Extras
* Public sector experience
* Delay and scenario analysis
* Dispute advisory or expert witness experience
* Supporting the advisory delivery such as organisational design and governance optimisation
* Performance and efficiency improvement
* Enhancing project and programme controls
* Troubled project/programme reviews
* Professional certifications (e.g. APM PMQ/PPQ; MoP; MSP; PRINCE2) or equivalent progress
Our Locations
We are open to talent across the country, with core hubs for this role in:
* London Canary Wharf
* Manchester
* Birmingham
We offer flexibility in work arrangements (office, hybrid or remote) and can discuss part-time options during the recruitment process.
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